Though Sparta was victorious, it was also weakened by this war. As you read in the last chapter, Sparta defeated Athens in 404 BC, ending the Peloponnesian War. To understand how the Kingdom of Macedonia dominated the Greek world, we need to first take a look at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, between Sparta and Thebes. One man, Alexander, King of Macedonia, a Greek-speaker, is responsible for this blending of cultures. The Hellenic Age was the time when Greek culture was pure and unaffected by other cultures. The Hellenistic Age was a time when Greeks came in contact with outside people and their Hellenic, classic culture blended with cultures from Asia and Africa to create a blended culture.
The word Hellenistic comes from the root word Hellas, which was the ancient Greek word for Greece. The Hellenistic Age 336-30 BC (from Alexander’s crowning to the death of Cleopatra) Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age
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